1953 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1953 Irish sports competition April 2022 1953 Railway Cup The 1953 Railway Cup Hurling Championship .jpg Winning Munster team 8 February 1953 - 17 March 1953 20px Connacht20px Leinster20px Munster20px Ulster 20px Munster Christy Ring 21 20px Leinster 3 30 35 20px Christy Ring (3-05) 1952 1952 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1954 1954 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1953 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 27th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.https://www.balls.ie/gaa/railway-cup-decline-354359-354359 The fall and fall of the Railway Cup 12 December 2016 ball.ie 27 December 2018 Conor Neville Three matches were played between 8 February 1953 and 17 March 1953 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. Munster entered the championship as the defending champions. On 17 March 1953, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5-07 to 5-05 defeat over Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Munster Railway Cup-winning teams Munster GAA website 27 December 2018 It was their 21st Railway Cup title overall and their sixth title in succession. Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-05. Results Semi-finals 8 February 1953 Semi-final Munster 8-06 - 1-05 Ulster C Ring 3-2, D McCarthy 3-0, WJ Daly 1-3, P Kenny 1-0, J Fives 0-1. K Armstrong 1-0, S McDonnell 0-1, A Coulter 0-1, B Elliott 0-1, C Lynn 0-1, P Mullaney 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin D O'Shea (Dublin) 22 February 1953 Semi-final Leinster 7-09 - 4-03 Connacht Paddy Kehoe 3-3, N Wheeler 2-1, T Maher 1-2, T Flood 1-1, C Murphy 0-1, N Rackard 0-1. Nolan 3-0, McInerney 1-0, J Gallagher 0-2, Killeen 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 8,415 C Murphy (Cork) Final 17 March 1953 Final Munster 5-07 - 5-05 Leinster S Bannon 2-0, P Stakelum 1-3, M Nugent 1-0, D McCarthy 1-0, C Ring 0-3, WJ Daly 0-1. N Rackard 2-0, N Wheeler 2-0, T Flood 1-1, Walsh 0-2, B Rackard 0-1, N Allen 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin 41,180 J Gallagher (Galway) Railway Cup statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Christy RingMunster3-051427.002Ned WheelerLeinster4-011326.503Derry McCarthyMunster4-001226.00Paddy KehoeLeinster3-031226.00 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Paddy KehoeLeinster3-0312Connacht2Christy RingMunster3-0211Ulster3Derry McCarthyMunster3-009UlsterP. NolanConnacht3-009Leinster Miscellaneous In the semi-final between Munster and Ulster, the referee, Dick O'Shea, blew the full-time whistle with 8 minutes of the second half remaining. Munster were leading by 22 points at that stage. Sources Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship